Kaizer Chiefs defender Zitha Kwinika battles Royal AM’s Andre de Jong. Image: @KaizerChiefs / Twitter

More confusion created around Kwinika’s yellow card vs Sundowns

Kaizer Chiefs defender Zitha Kwinika was ‘correctly booked’ against Mamelodi Sundowns , according to SAFA head of referees Abdul Ebrahim.

by Ernest Makhaya

17-08-2022 14:01

in Premier Soccer League

Kaizer Chiefs defender Zitha Kwinika battles Royal AM’s Andre de Jong. Image: @KaizerChiefs / Twitter

Kaizer Chiefs defender Zitha Kwinika was ‘correctly booked’ against Mamelodi Sundowns, according to the South African Football Association (SAFA) head of referees Abdul Ebrahim.

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Kwinika was shown a yellow card in the 15th minute of Amakhosi’s 4-0 loss to Sundowns after Siyabonga Ngezana had given away a penalty for a foul on Peter Shalulile.

And referee Victor Gomes gave the yellow card to Kwinika instead of Ngezana who was the offender in that case.

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Now, in an interview with iDiski Times, Ebrahim, a former referee himself, said Gomes didn’t mistaken Kwinika for Ngezana when dishing out the yellow card.

According to Ebrahim, Gomes booked Kwinika for dissent, adding that Ngezana’s foul didn’t warrant a booking.

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“The referee made a decision and the head coach assumed that the referee made a mistake,” said Ebrahim.
“But no, the caution was correct. The challenge from Ngezana was not a reckless challenge, there no incident that warranted a yellow card.”
“The yellow card was purely for dissent,” he added.